Characteristics
Monocots
Cenchrus spinifex Cav.
COASTAL SANDBUR
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Although Cenchrus incertus has sometimes been adopted for this species (Ward 2010), Simon (2010) and Verloove & Sánchez Gullón (2012) assert that C. spinifex is the appropriate name with an identifiable type specimen (http://herbario.rjb.csic.es/).
Native FACU (NWPL)
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Classification
POALES
Cenchrus spinifex Cav. - COASTAL SANDBUR
Citation
CENCHRUS SPINIFEX Cavanilles, Icon. 5: 38, pl. 691. 1799.
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CHILE/URUGUAY: Née s.n. (holotype?, MA [475505]).
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Cenchrus spinifex - 10
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Cenchrus spinifex - 25
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Cenchrus spinifex - 25
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Cenchrus spinifex - 70
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Cenchrus spinifex - 200
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Cenchrus spinifex - 200
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Cenchrus spinifex - 258
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Cenchrus spinifex - 270
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Cenchrus spinifex - 270
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Cenchrus spinifex - 270
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